How to understand Vessel Traffic Services?

In this video we explain Vessel Traffic Services from the perspective of the leisure boater.
Listen in to your local VTS to build a picture of commercial shipping movements, allowing you to reduce your risk of collision.
00:00 What is Vessel Traffic Services?
01:22 Ship leaves its berth in Poole and transits the Poole Harbour VTS area bound for Sea.
06:30 Ship enters the Southampton VTS area with another ship about to depart the Fawley terminals bound for sea.
09:00 A local ferry joins the vessels that are moving inbound for Southampton.
09:30 A large Ship departs from Southampton Container terminal adding another vessel to the Outbound movements.

[@neils2474]

What an excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Really useful info!

[@mineko2219]

As an aviation person, the communication similarities between a VTS and ATC is really close. Love it

[@confidencesailing]

That's useful information. Thanks. And thanks for watching. 👍

[@user-ph9oy3kl1j]

Excellent !useful video for VTS operators.

[@januszkosinski2414]

My students will definitely benefit from watching and listening. Very helpful video for future navigators.

[@confidencesailing]

Glad to hear it will be of benefit to others. Thanks for watching

[@DaleNewnham]

Great information presented clearly…awesome work!

[@confidencesailing]

Thanks so much for your comments - really appreciated

[@rngzgunz6818]

excellent video and clearly explained

[@confidencesailing]

Thankyou for your kind comments - and thanks for watching

[@zero_to_sailor]

Thank you for posting this - I learned something new !
No mention of this anywhere on DS practical or YM offshore theory

[@confidencesailing]

Really pleased you got something out of it. It makes it all worthwhile.👍

[@JammyBFPV]

very helpful i did hamble to the madina the new folly in, was very busy cause of the race but i made it

[@confidencesailing]

Well done. The Folly moorings are very peaceful.

[@Tumblehome]

Excellent video!

[@confidencesailing]

Thankyou

[@AlmirK-kf3zx]

Excellent, really helpful, thank you.

[@confidencesailing]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching

[@saltybadgersailing]

Really informative and well presented. Nicely done

[@confidencesailing]

Glad you liked it!

[@johnmcclellan9020]

I was on shift in Vancouver Harbour when a motor cruiser cut in between a tug and the barge it was towing. The cruiser got caught in the towing cable and was dragged under the barge drowning five people on board that night. I worked for the Canadian Coast Guard and we handled vessel traffic and marine communications. It was rewarding but very stressful work.

[@confidencesailing]

Thanks for sharing John. Does the language and terminology used in your part of the world differ much from what you hear on this video?

[@duncanbrown1864]

amigo...I remember that night on the Ancholme when we got back from the hope and anchor a bit late and checked the Hull VTS and it a was like "Yo...all ship dudes. there will be things happening tomorrow" I remember us laughing about the idea that someone would be beating down the door to VTS😀

[@confidencesailing]

Oh wow I remember it well. How young we were back then!